My finished quilt volume is not nearly as high as most of the popular quilting bloggers. I have a full-time job and lots of outside interests, so I usually finish only five to seven quilts in a year. But I do enjoy the process. This year I gave myself permission to work on multiple projects at a time, hopefully leading to me completing more quilts with the leader-ender method. Right now it just feels like I am forever making blocks.
I do not have a finished quilt to announce, so I will just tell you what I am working on.
1. Block of the Month projects
Pat Sloan's Out of this World Block #6 - DONE
June's Blue Rainbow Scrap Blocks - DONE
2. Double Delight - more blocks completed for a cumulative total of 14 out of 50.
3. Autumn Stars / Farmers Daughter fabrics - FMQ done in blocks, need to work on sashing and borders. Once that is done I will post a pre-binding picture.
4. New "Squirrel" is Tri Love Triangles, a 1000 Pyramids style quilt. I found a sale on Moda solids which saved me nearly 50% the cost of the fabric bundle that was no longer available anyway from Birch Organic Fabrics. The only tedious part of this quilt is all the cutting; I am only halfway done. The stitching will hopefully go quickly so I can present this as a wedding gift for a friend. In between sewing Tri Love, I will finish a few more Lady in the Lake blocks and hopefully add borders to a couple almost-finished flimsies so they can go in queue for FMQ on my midarm.
Do you have a wish list of quilts to make sometime in the future? I certainly do. My wish list is usually inspired by quilting blogs. There are a few designs that have been on my wish list for several years. One of these was Double Delight by Bonnie Hunter which I finally decided to start late in 2018. Today I noticed FIVE quilts on the list featured plaids, so Plaids are likely to be my theme for 2020. There are also three Christmas themed quilts plus a couple string quilts on my list.
Recently I added another quilt to my wish list. Connecting Threads had a sale on precuts recently, so I bought a layer cake to make "A Formal Affair" by Creek Side Stitches. Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting blog made a lovely version HERE. This will probably be my next "Squirrel" project.
What quilts are on your wish list?
If you finish 5 to 7 quilts per year, you are doing better than I do most years!! I have a To Make list that is a mile long. Add that to my UFO list and you've got a LOT of projects to work on! Maybe one day...
ReplyDeleteIt really sounds like the leader/ender method is working for you. You're making good progress on a number of projects. Happy quilting!!